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| Blue Mountain Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Greg Tiernan |
| Written by | Sharon Miller |
| Produced by | Nicole Stinn (Nitrogen) Ian McCue (HiT) |
| Starring | Martin Sherman Ben Small Keith Wickham Matt Wilkinson Steven Kynman Kerry Shale David Bedella William Hope Michael Brandon Jules de Jongh Glenn Wrage Teresa Gallagher Michael Legge |
| Narrated by | Michael Brandon (US) Michael Angelis (UK) |
| Music by | Robert Hartshore Peter Hartshore |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | HiT Entertainment (UK/US) Lionsgate Entertainment (US) |
Release dates | September 3, 2012 (UK) September 18, 2012 (US/NLD) September 19, 2012 (AUS) |
Running time | 61 minutes |
| Box office | $572,255[1] |
Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery is a 2012 computer-animated film in the Thomas & Friends franchise. It stars Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine in the United Kingdom and United States respectively. It also stars Keith Wickham, Teresa Gallagher, David Bedella, William Hope and Michael Brandon. Written by Sharon Miller, with Andrew Brenner serving as script editor, the film follows Thomas as he solves a mystery related to a narrow-gauge engine named Luke, with the latter making his debut in this film.
The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on September 1, and received a worldwide DVD release on September 3.[2]
Plot
editAt the Blue Mountain Quarry, a keystone in Blondon Bridge comes loose, causing the bridge to collapse onto Paxton the diesel engine as Rheneas goes over it. Due to this causing heavy damage to Paxton, Sir Topham Hatt sends Thomas to work at the quarry in Paxton's place whilst he is being repaired. During his time there, Thomas unintentionally witnesses a small green engine hiding in the quarry. After attempting hide information about the green engine, Skarloey reluctantly and cryptically informs Thomas that the engine is named Luke, and that he hides in the quarry due to being scared of something he did a long time ago. Thomas promises not to tell anyone else about Luke.
The next day, after Thomas saves Skarloey from being hit by Rocky the crane, Luke leaves his hiding spot and befriends Thomas. When Hatt visits the quarry to inform Thomas that Paxton has been repaired and that he can return to his branch line, Thomas asks Luke what he did to prompt him to hide away. Luke reveals that, when he first arrived on the Island of Sodor, he knocked a yellow engine into the sea due to wanting to be unloaded from the ship first, thus traumatizing him. When Thomas leaves the Blue Mountain Quarry, he becomes dedicated to finding out who the yellow engine was. When he searches the Vicarstown Dieselworks, he finds Paxton telling Devious Diesel about Luke after overhearing Thomas and Luke's previous conversation. When Thomas then visits the Steamworks to ask Victor if he had fixed a yellow engine who fell into the sea, Victor reveals that the yellow engine was him. He explains that his wheel chains broke whilst overseas and was unsecured, but could not inform the crew due to speaking a foreign language.
Realising that what Luke did was an accident, Thomas rushes back to the Blue Mountain Quarry to inform Luke of the news. However, the narrow-gauge engines misunderstand Thomas and believe he broke their promise and exposed Luke to the other engines. When Diesel and Paxton enter the quarry, with the former threatening Luke that he will be sent away from Sodor forever, Thomas desperately asks Owen the incline to lift him to the top where Luke is. When he eventually reaches the top, he loses control due to the narrow-gauge track being too small and stops on the edge of a cliff. Luke subsequently rescues Thomas and tows him back onto Owen. When Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Percival arrive in Winston the railway inspection car to scold Thomas based on Diesel's false accusations, Paxton returns with Victor, who forgives Luke and invites him to be repainted at the Steamworks. Hatt forgives Thomas for not working on his branch line in favour of discovering the full story, and Mr. Percival welcomes Luke onto his narrow-gauge railway.
Cast
editMichael Legge joined the cast as Luke, with David Bedella taking over the role of Victor in the UK from Matt Wilkinson.[3] This is also the last Thomas & Friends special to feature Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon as narrators, with Mark Moraghan succeeding them from King of the Railway (2013) onwards.
| Actor | Region | Role |
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| Michael Angelis | UK | The Narrator |
| Michael Brandon | US | The Narrator and Diesel |
| Ben Small | UK | Thomas and Toby |
| UK/US | Rheneas and Owen | |
| Martin Sherman | US | Thomas and Percy |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, James, Percy, The Fat Controller and The Thin Controller |
| UK/US | Skarloey and Sir Handel | |
| Kerry Shale | UK | Diesel |
| US | Henry, James, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Percival | |
| William Hope | US | Edward, Toby and Rocky |
| Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily and Mavis |
| UK/US | Annie and Clarabel | |
| Jules de Jongh | US | Emily and Mavis |
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Rocky, Cranky, Kevin, Blue Mountain Quarry Workmen and the Dock Workers |
| UK/US | Rusty, Merrick and Winston | |
| Glenn Wrage | US | Cranky |
| David Bedella | UK/US | Victor and the Cuban Man |
| Steven Kynman | UK/US | Peter Sam and Paxton |
| Micheal Legge | UK/US | Luke |
References
edit- ^ "Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - Box Office Mojo".
- ^ Ed Washington (3 September 2012). "Stars Come Out for 'Blue Mountain Mystery' Premiere". Animation World Network. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Full Cast & Crew: Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012)". m.imdb.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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- 2012 animated films
- 2012 films
- 2012 computer-animated films
- Thomas & Friends films
- Animated films about trains
- British computer-animated films
- Films directed by Greg Tiernan
- Lionsgate animated films
- Mattel Television films
- 2010s children's animated films
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- 2010s British films